tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post8050461833477530897..comments2016-12-03T21:10:33.331-05:00Comments on Queers United: Clovis Superintendent Apologizes for Lesbian Couple's Photo's in Yearbook!Queers Unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05074493276489593816noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-59181165142550207312008-05-29T17:50:00.000-04:002008-05-29T17:50:00.000-04:00Not sure gdad, there is so much nonsense in this w...Not sure gdad, there is so much nonsense in this world it is hard to keep track.Queers Unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05074493276489593816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-85763238102089421732008-05-29T16:51:00.000-04:002008-05-29T16:51:00.000-04:00Wasn't this school in the news a few months ago fo...Wasn't this school in the news a few months ago for some nonsense? Or was this the same issue?GDadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18307127026012212518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3451574857665049482.post-23229617046706708392008-05-29T16:25:00.000-04:002008-05-29T16:25:00.000-04:00Here is the response I got to my email:"Thank you ...Here is the response I got to my email:<BR/><BR/>"Thank you for your note. Please go to the Clovis News Journal Website and hear the actual audio of what I said in the board meeting. You will hear that I told our student editors that I was proud of them, and my apology was that we did not have adult sponsors in place who really talked to the kids in the photos about possible consequences for their decision to be in the yearbook. One young lady has already regretted the decision, and my apology was also to our high school principal that our policies have deprived him from the opportunity of visiting with the students to make sure that’s what they wanted to do. The fact that we were legal does not, in my opinion, make it right that we did not take extra care with our kids. Again, don’t take my word for it. The audio is on the CNJ website.<BR/>Sincerely,<BR/>Rhonda Seidenwurm<BR/>Rhonda Seidenwurm, Ph.D.<BR/>Superintendent, Clovis Municipal Schools<BR/>505-769-4320<BR/>505-769-4334 (FAX)"<BR/><BR/>Here is my reply:<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your prompt reply. My guess is the student who regrets her decision to be in the yearbook is based on the media attention that has been drawn to this. This should not be a big deal in 2008. There are millions of gay and lesbian students, does anyone check with heterosexual couples in the yearbook before or get an approval for their photos? Why must gay students be subject to a sort of litmus test by the administration?Queers Unitedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05074493276489593816noreply@blogger.com